Is your laptop losing its charge much faster than when it was new? If so, your battery's health could be in serious jeopardy. Don't replace it just yet — here are a few simple ways to check your laptop's battery health first.

Regardless of why you want to keep your text messages secret, this is a handy trick that you may not know. Perhaps you use your phone for work and don’t want personal messages popping up while you're with clients. Keep your private messages private by using iPhone’s secret feature.

Here’s how:

• Open the Notes App.
• Type in a subject for your note.
• In the top right-hand corner of the app, tap on the person icon to add someone to the note.
• Tap the three dots at the top of the note.
• Select Share Note.
• Under Share Options, choose Can Make Changes.
• Choose how to send your note.

Now that a person has been added to your note and allowed to make changes, you can communicate privately. And it won’t show up in your text messages.

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Set up security cameras around your home to catch criminals in the act. But be careful: If you make them too obvious, the criminals might just try to steal them. Here are a few ways to get the footage you need — without putting your camera in danger.

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Small businesses have unique needs, and it’s more important than ever to have the right people on your team. That’s why I trust LinkedIn Jobs to help. LinkedIn Jobs matches your open role with qualified candidates and puts your post in front of members every day so you can hire the right person faster. Find the perfect fit for your business with LinkedIn Jobs.

Our smart assistants can be a huge help. You can use them to dictate texts and open apps. You may not know all they're capable of, however. In this guide, we'll share five of our favorite secret phrases that make life easier.

Are you planning your next family vacation? If you want to take everyone camping, don't forget these smart tech gadgets that will make it the best vacation ever. Our list includes tech that will help keep you from getting lost, keep your devices powered, keep you connected to the internet and more. Don't leave home without this stuff!

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Thanks to complex programming and other advances, artificial intelligence continues to become a bigger part of everyday life. But, is this the best way to go about creating intelligent AI? Some scientists think that going analog might be a smarter solution.